EP2781604B2 - Sequences for detection and identification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - Google Patents

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EP2781604B2
EP2781604B2 EP14168420.9A EP14168420A EP2781604B2 EP 2781604 B2 EP2781604 B2 EP 2781604B2 EP 14168420 A EP14168420 A EP 14168420A EP 2781604 B2 EP2781604 B2 EP 2781604B2
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  • Staphylococcus aureus The coagulase-positive species Staphylococcus aureus is well documented as a human opportunistic pathogen. Nosocomial infections caused by S. aureus are a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Some of the most common infections caused by S. aureus involve the skin, and they include furuncles or boils, cellulitis, impetigo, and postoperative wound infections at various sites. Some of the more serious infections produced by S. aureus are bacteremia, pneumonia, osteomyelitis, acute endocarditis, myocarditis, pericarditis, cerebritis, meningitis, scalded skin syndrome, and various abcesses.
  • Toxic shock syndrome a community-acquired disease, has also been attributed to infection or colonization with toxigenic S. aureus ( Murray et al. Eds, 1999, Manual of Clinical Microbiology, 7th Ed., ASM Press, Washington, D.C .).
  • MRSA Methicillin-resistant S. aureus
  • ⁇ -lactams including penicillins, cephalosporins, carbapenems, and monobactams, which are the most commonly used antibiotics to cure S. aureus infections.
  • MRSA infections can only be treated with more toxic and more costly antibiotics, which are normally used as the last line of defence. Since MRSA can spread easily from patient to patient via personnel, hospitals over the world are confronted with the problem to control MRSA. Consequently, there is a need to develop rapid and simple screening or diagnostic tests for detection and/or identification of MRSA to reduce its dissemination and improve the diagnosis and treatment of infected patients.
  • Methicillin resistance in S. aureus is unique in that it is due to acquisition of DNA from other coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS), coding for a surnumerary ⁇ -lactam-resistant penicillin-binding protein (PBP), which takes over the biosynthetic functions of the normal PBPs when the cell is exposed to ⁇ -lactam antibiotics.
  • S. aureus normally contains four PBPs, of which PBPs 1, 2 and 3 are essential.
  • the low-affinity PBP in MRSA termed PBP 2a (or PBP2')
  • PBP 2a or PBP2'
  • the mecA gene is absent from methicillin-sensitive S. aureus but is widely distributed among other species of staphylococci and is highly conserved ( Ubukata et al., 1990, Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 34:170-172 ).
  • SCC mec staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec
  • SCC mec is a mobile genetic element characterized by the presence of terminal inverted and direct repeats, a set of site-specific recombinase genes ( ccrA and ccrB ) , and the mecA gene complex ( Ito et al., 1999, Antimicrob. Agents Chemother.
  • the element is precisely excised from the chromosome of S. aureus strain N315 and integrates into a specific S. aureus chromosomal site in the same orientation through the function of a unique set of recombinase genes comprising ccrA and curB.
  • Two novel genetic elements that shared similar structural features of SCC mec were found by cloning and sequencing the DNA region surrounding the mecA gene from MRSA strains NCTC 10442 (the first MRSA strain isolated in England in 1961) and 85/2082 (a strain from New Zealand isolated in 1985).
  • the three SCC mec have been designated type I (NCTC 10442), type II (N315) and type III (85/2082) based on the year of isolation of the strains ( Ito et al., 2001, Antimicrob. Agents Chemother.45:1323-1336 ) ( Figure 1 ).
  • Hiramatsu et al. have found that the SCCmec DNAs are integrated at a specific site in the methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA) chromosome. They characterized the nucleotide sequences of the regions around the left and right boundaries of SCC mec DNA (i.e. att L and att R , respectively) as well as those of the regions around the SCC mec DNA integration site (i.e.
  • AttBscc which is the bacterial chromosome attachment site for SCC mec DNA.
  • the attBscc site was located at the 3' end of a novel open reading frame (ORF), orfX.
  • ORF open reading frame
  • the orfX potentially encodes a 159-amino acid polypeptide sharing identity with some previously identified polypeptides, but of unknown function ( Ito et al., 1999, Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 43:1449-1458 ).
  • ORF open reading frame
  • Hiramatsu et al. US patent 6,156,507 have described a PCR assay specific for MRSA by using primers that can specifically hybridize to the right extremities of the 3 types of SCC mec DNAs in combination with a primer specific to the S. aureus chromosome, which corresponds to the nucleotide sequence on the right side of the SCC mec integration site. Since nucleotide sequences surrounding the SCC mec integration site in other staphylococcal species (such as S. epidermidis and S . haemolyticus ) are different from those found in S.
  • this PCR assay was specific for the detection of MRSA.
  • This PCR assay also supplied information for MREP typing (standing for « mec right extremity polymorphism») of SCC mec DNA ( Ito et al., 2001, Antimicrob. Agents Chemother.45:1323-1336 ; Hiramatsu et al., 1996, J. Infect. Chemother. 2:117-129 ).
  • This typing method takes advantage of the polymorphism at the right extremity of SCC mec DNAs adjacent to the integration site among the three types of SCC mec.
  • Type III has a unique nucleotide sequence while type II has an insertion of 102 nucleotides to the right terminus of SCC mec type I.
  • the MREP typing method described by Hiramatsu et al. ( Ito et al., 2001, Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 45:1323-1336 ; Hiramatsu et al., 1996, J. Infect. Chemother. 2:117-129 ) defines the SCC mec type I as MREP type i, SCC mec type II as MREP type ii and SCC mec type III as MREP type iii. It should be noted that the MREP typing method cannot differentiate the new SCC mec type IV described by Hiramatsu et al. ( Ma et al., 2002, Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 46:1147-1152 ) from SCC mec type II because these two SCC mec types exhibit the same nucleotide sequence to the right extremity.
  • the set of primers described by Hiramatsu et al. as being the optimal primer combination (SEQ ID NOs.: 22, 24, 28 in US patent 6,156,507 corresponding to SEQ ID NOs.: 56, 58 and 60, respectively, in the present invention) have been used in the present invention to test by PCR a variety of MRSA and MSSA strains ( Figure 1 and Table 1). Twenty of the 39 MRSA strains tested were not amplified by the Hiramatsu et al. multiplex PCR assay (Tables 2 and 3). Hiramitsu's method indeed was successful in detecting less than 50% of the tested 39 MRSA strains.
  • the present invention relates to the generation of SCC mec -chromosome right extremity junction sequence data required to detect more MRSA strains in order to improve the Hiramatsu et al. assay. There is a need for developing more ubiquitous primers and probes for the detection of most MRSA strains around the world.
  • the invention relates to the embodiments as defined in the claims.
  • the invention relates to the following:
  • MRSA methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
  • MREJ polymorphic right extremity junction
  • the primers and/or probes are all chosen to anneal under common annealing conditions, and even more specifically, they are placed altogether in the same physical enclosure.
  • a specific method has been developed using primers and/or probes having at least 10 nucleotides in length and capable of annealing with MREJ types i to iii, defined in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 41, 199 ; 2, 17, 18, 19, 26, 40, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 185, 186, 197 ; 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 104, 184, 198 and with one or more of MREJ types iv to ix, having SEQ ID NOs: 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 51 ; 47, 48, 49, 50 ; 171 ; 165, 166 ; 167 ; 168.
  • the primers and/or probes altogether can anneal with said SEQ ID NOs of MREJ types i to ix.
  • the following specific primers and/or probes having the following sequences have been designed: 66, 100, 101, 105, 52, 53, 54, 55, for the detection of MREJ type i 56, 57, 64, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 70, 103, 130, 132, 158, 159, 59, 62, 126, 127, 128, 129, 131, 200, 201, 60, 61, 63 32, 83, 84, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164 85, 86, 87, 88, 89 66, 97, 99, 100, 101, 106, 117, for the detection of MREJ type ii 118, 124, 125, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57 64, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 70, 103, 30, 32, 158, 159 59, 62 126, 127 128, 129, 131, 200, 201 60,
  • primer pairs having the following sequences are used: 64/66, 64/100, 64/101; 59/52, for the detection of type i MREJ 59/53, 59/54, 59/55, 59/56, 59/57, 60/52, 60/53, 60/54, 60/55, 60/56 60/57, 61/52, 61/53, 61/54, 61/55 61/56, 61/57, 62/52, 62/53, 62/54 62/55, 62/56, 62/57, 63/52, 63/53 63/54, 63/55, 63/56, 63/57 64/66, 64/97, 64/99, 64/100, 64/101 for the detection of type ii MREJ 59/52, 59/53, 59/54, 59/55, 59/56, 59/57, 60/52, 60/53, 60/54, 60/55, 64/101;
  • a method for typing a MREJ of a MRSA strain which comprises the steps of: reproducing the above method with primers and/or probes specific for MREJ type vii, and detecting an annealed probe or primer as an indication of the presence of MREJ type vii.
  • nucleic acid selected from SEQ ID NOs:
  • Oligonucleotides of at least 10 nucleotides in length which hybridize With MREJ type vii are also objects of this disclosure.
  • primer pairs (or probes) having the following SEQ ID NOs: 64/112, 64/113 for the detection of type vii MREJ are also within the scope of this invention.
  • compositions of matter comprising the primers and/or probes annealing or hybridizing with MREJ type vii as well as with primers and/or probes, which hybridize with MREJ types i to iii, are further objects of this disclosure.
  • compositions would comprise the primers having the nucleotide sequences defined in SEQ ID NOs: 64/66, 64/100, 64/101; 59/52, for the detection of type i MREJ 59/53, 59/54, 59/55, 59/56, 59/57, 60/52, 60/53, 60/54, 60/55, 60/56 60/57, 61/52, 61/53, 61/54, 61/55 61/56, 61/57, 62/52, 62/53, 62/54 62/55, 62/56, 62/57, 63/52, 63/53 63/54, 63/55, 63/56, 63/57 64/66, 64/97, 64/99, 64/100, 64/101 for the detection of type ii MREJ 59/52, 59/53, 59/54, 59/55, 59/56, 59/57, 60/52, 60/53, 64
  • each of MRSA nucleic acids or a variant or part thereof comprises a selected target region hybridizable with said primers or probes developed to be ubiquitous;
  • sequences from DNA fragments of SCC mec -chromosome right extremity junction therafter named MREJ standing for « mec right extremity junction » including sequences from SCC mec right extremity and chromosomal DNA to the right of the SCC mec integration site are used as parental sequences from which are derived the primers and/or the probes.
  • MREJ sequences include our proprietary sequences as well as sequences obtained from public databases and from US patent 6,156,507 and were selected for their capacity to sensitively, specifically, ubiquitously and rapidly detect the targeted MRSA nucleic acids.
  • composition of matters comprising amplification primers or probes for the detection of MRSA are also disclosed.
  • probes and primers are not limited to nucleic acids and may include, but are not restricted to, analogs of nucleotides.
  • the diagnostic reagents constitued by the probes and the primers may be present in any suitable form (bound to a solid support, liquid, lyophilized, etc.).
  • amplification reactions may include but are not restricted to: a) polymerase chain reaction (PCR), b) ligase chain reaction (LCR), c) nucleic acid sequence-based amplification (NASBA), d) self-sustained sequence replication (3SR), e) strand displacement amplification (SDA), f) branched DNA signal amplification (bDNA), g) transcription-mediated amplification (TMA), h) cycling probe technology (CPT), i) nested PCR, j) multiplex PCR, k) solid phase amplification (SPA), 1) nuclease dependent signal amplification (NDSA), m) rolling circle amplification technology (RCA), n) Anchored strand displacement amplification, o) Solid-phase (immobilized) rolling circle amplification.
  • PCR polymerase chain reaction
  • LCR ligase chain reaction
  • NASBA nucleic acid sequence-based amplification
  • SDA self-sustained sequence replication
  • bDNA branche
  • detection of the nucleic acids of target genes may include real-time or post-amplification technologies.
  • detection technologies can include, but are not limited to fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based methods such as adjacent hybridization of probes (including probe-probe and probe-primer methods), Taq Man probe, molecular beacon probe, Scorpion probe, nanoparticle probe and Amplifluor probe.
  • FRET fluorescence resonance energy transfer
  • Other detection methods include target gene nucleic acids detection via immunological methods, solid phase hybridization methods on filters, chips or any other solid support.
  • the hybridization can be monitored by fluorescence, chemiluminescence, potentiometry, mass spectrometry, plasmon resonance, polarimetry, colorimetry, flow cytometry or scanometry.
  • Nucleotide sequencing including sequencing by dideoxy termination or sequencing by hybridization (e.g. sequencing using a DNA chip) represents another method to detect and characterize the nucleic acids of target genes.
  • a PCR protocol is used for nucleic acid amplification.
  • a method for detection of a plurality of potential MRSA strains having different MREJ types may be conducted in separate reactions and physical enclosures, one type at the time. Alternatively, it could be conducted simultaneously for different types in separate physical enclosures, or in the same physical enclosures. In the latter scenario a multiplex PCR reaction could be conducted which would require that the oligonucleotides are all capable of annealing with a target reagion under common conditions. Since many probes or primers are specific for a determined MREJ type, typing a MRSA strain is a possible embodiment. When a mixture of oligonucleotides annealing together with more than one type is used in a single physical enclosure or container, different labels would be used to distinguish one type from another.
  • the diagnostic kits, primers and probes mentioned above can be used to detect and/or identify MRSA, whether said diagnostic kits, primers and probes are used for in vitro or in situ applications.
  • the said samples may include but are not limited to: any clinical sample, any environmental sample, any microbial culture, any microbial colony, any tissue, and any cell line.
  • said primers and probes can be used alone or in combination with any other assay suitable to detect and/or identify microorganisms, including but not limited to: any assay based on nucleic acids detection, any immunoassay, any enzymatic assay, any biochemical assay, any lysotypic assay, any serological assay, any differential culture medium, any enrichment culture medium, any selective culture medium, any specific assay medium, any identification culture medium, any enumeration cuture medium, any cellular stain, any culture on specific cell lines, and any infectivity assay on animals.
  • any assay based on nucleic acids detection any immunoassay, any enzymatic assay, any biochemical assay, any lysotypic assay, any serological assay, any differential culture medium, any enrichment culture medium, any selective culture medium, any specific assay medium, any identification culture medium, any enumeration cuture medium, any cellular stain, any culture on specific cell lines, and any infectivity assay on animals.
  • oligonucleotide probes and amplification primers have been derived from larger sequences (i.e. DNA fragments of at least 100 base pairs). All DNA sequences have been obtained either from our proprietary sequences or from public databases (Tables 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9).
  • oligonucleotide sequences other than those described and which are appropriate for detection and/or identification of MRSA may also be derived from the proprietary fragment sequences or selected public database sequences.
  • the oligonucleotide primers or probes may be shorter but of a lenght of at least 10 nucleotides or longer than the ones chosen; they may also be selected anywhere else in the proprietary DNA fragments or in the sequences selected from public databases; they may also be variants of the same oligonucleotide.
  • the target DNA or a variant thereof hybridizes to a given oligonucleotide, or if the target DNA or a variant thereof can be amplified by a given oligonucleotide PCR primer pair, the converse is also true; a given target DNA may hybridize to a variant oligonucleotide probe or be amplified by a variant oligonucleotide PCR primer.
  • the oligonucleotides may be designed from said DNA fragment sequences for use in amplification methods other than PCR.
  • the core of this disclosure is the detection and/or identification of MRSA by targeting genomic DNA sequences which are used as a source of specific and ubiquitous oligonucleotide probes and/or amplification primers.
  • oligonucleotides suitable for diagnostic purposes require much effort, it is quite possible for the individual skilled in the art to derive, from the selected DNA fragments, oligonucleotides other than the ones listed in Tables 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 which are suitable for diagnostic purposes.
  • a proprietary fragment or a public database sequence is selected for its specificity and ubiquity, it increases the probability that subsets thereof will also be specific and ubiquitous.
  • nucleic acids and «sequences» might be used interchangeably.
  • «nucleic acids» are chemical entities while «sequences» are the pieces of information encoded by these «nucleic acids».
  • Both nucleic acids and sequences are equivalently valuable sources of information for the matter pertaining to this invention.
  • Oligonucleotide primers and probes design and synthesis
  • oligonucleotides probes for hybridization and primers for DNA amplification by PCR
  • standard programs i.e. the GCG Wisconsin package programs, the primer analysis softwareOligo TM 6 and MFOLD 3.0
  • the potential suitability of the PCR primer pairs was also evaluated prior to their synthesis by verifying the absence of unwanted features such as long stretches of one nucleotide and a high proportion of G or C residues at the 3' end ( Persing et al., 1993, Diagnostic Molecular Microbiology: Principles and Applications, American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D.C .).
  • Oligonucleotide amplification primers were synthesized using an automated DNA synthesizer (Applied Biosystems). Molecular beacon designs were evaluated using criteria established by Kramer et al. (http://www.molecular-beacons.org).
  • the oligonucleotide sequence of primers or probes may be derived from either strand of the duplex DNA.
  • the primers or probes may consist of the bases A, G, C, or T or analogs and they may be degenerated at one or more chosen nucleotide position(s) ( Nichols et al., 1994, Nature 369:492-493 ).
  • Primers and probes may also consist of nucleotide analogs such as Locked Nucleic Acids (LNA) ( Koskin et al., 1998, Tetrahedron 54:3607-3630 ), and Peptide Nucleic Acids (PNA) ( Egholm et al., 1993, Nature 365:566-568 ).
  • LNA Locked Nucleic Acids
  • PNA Peptide Nucleic Acids
  • the primers or probes of the disclosure may be of any suitable length and may be selected anywhere within the DNA sequences from proprietary fragments, or from selected database sequences which are suitable for the
  • Variants for a given target microbial gene are naturally occurring and are attributable to sequence variation within that gene during evolution ( Watson et al., 1987, Molecular Biology of the Gene, 4th ed., The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, Menlo Park, CA ; Lewin, 1989, Genes IV, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY ).
  • different strains of the same microbial species may have a single or more nucleotide variation(s) at the oligonucleotide hybridization site.
  • the person skilled in the art is well aware of the existence of variant nucleic acids and/or sequences for a specific gene and that the frequency of sequence variations depends on the selective pressure during evolution on a given gene product.
  • the detection of a variant sequence for a region between two PCR primers may be demonstrated by sequencing the amplification product.
  • sequencing the amplification product In order to show the presence of sequence variations at the primer hybridization site, one has to amplify a larger DNA target with PCR primers outside that hybridization site. Sequencing of this larger fragment will allow the detection of sequence variation at this primer hybridization site.
  • a similar strategy may be applied to show variations at the hybridization site of a probe. Insofar as the divergence of the target nucleic acids and/or sequences or a part thereof does not affect significantly the sensitivity and/or specificity and/or ubiquity of the amplification primers or probes, variant microbial DNA is under the scope of this disclosure.
  • primer pairs were derived from our proprietary DNA fragments or from public database sequences.
  • two oligonucleotide primers binding respectively to each strand of the heat-denatured target DNA from the microbial genome are used to amplify exponentially in vitro the target DNA by successive thermal cycles allowing denaturation of the DNA, annealing of the primers and synthesis of new targets at each cycle ( Persing et al, 1993, Diagnostic Molecular Microbiology: Principles and Applications, American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D.C .).
  • thermocycler PTC-200 from MJ Research Inc., Watertown, MA
  • Treated standardized bacterial suspensions or genomic DNA prepared from bacterial cultures or clinical specimens were amplified in a 20 ⁇ l PCR reaction mixture.
  • Each PCR reaction contained 50 mM KCl, 10 mM Tris-HCl (pH 9.0), 2.5 mM MgCl 2 , 0.4 ⁇ M of each primer, 200 ⁇ M of each of the four dNTPs (Pharmacia Biotech), 3.3 ⁇ g/ ⁇ l bovine serum albumin (BSA) (Sigma-Aldrich CanadaLtd, Oakville, Ontario, Canada) and 0.5 unit of Taq DNA polymerase (Promega Corp., Madison, WI) combined with the Tag Start TM antibody (BD Biosciences, Palo Alto, CA).
  • BSA bovine serum albumin
  • the Tag Start TM antibody which is a neutralizing monoclonal antibody to Taq DNA polymerase, was added to all PCR reactions to enhance the specificity and the sensitivity of the amplification ( Kellogg et al., 1994, Biotechniques 16:1134-1137 ).
  • the treatment of bacterial cultures or of clinical specimens consists in a rapid protocol tolyse the microbial cells and eliminate or neutralize PCR inhibitors (described in co-pending application US 60/306,163 ).
  • the samples were added directly to the PCR amplification mixture.
  • An internal control derived from sequences not found in the target MREJ sequences or in the human genome, was used to verify the efficiency of the PCR reaction and the absence of significant PCR inhibition.
  • the number of cycles performed for the PCR assays varies according to the sensitivity level required. For example, the sensitivity level required for microbial detection directly from a clinical specimen is higher than for detection from a microbial culture. Consequently, more sensitive PCR assays having more thermal cycles are probably required for direct detection from clinical specimens.
  • nucleic acid amplification knows the existence of other rapid amplification procedures such as ligase chain reaction (LCR), reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR), transcription-mediated amplification (TMA), self-sustained sequence replication (3SR), nucleic acid sequence-based amplification (NASBA), strand displacement amplification (SDA), branched DNA (bDNA), cycling probe technology (CPT), solid phase amplification (SPA), rolling circle amplification technology (RCA), solid phase RCA, anchored SDA and nuclease dependent signal amplification (NDSA) ( Lee et al., 1997, Nucleic Acid Amplification Technologies: Application to Disease Diagnosis, Eaton Publishing, Boston, MA ; Persing et al., 1993, Diagnostic Molecular Microbiology: Principles and Applications, American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D.C .; Westin et al., 2000, Nat.
  • LCR ligase chain reaction
  • RT-PCR reverse transcriptase PCR
  • TMA transcription
  • the scope of this invention is not limited to the use of amplification by PCR, but rather includes the use of any nucleic acid amplification method or any other procedure which may be used to increase the sensitivity and/or the rapidity of nucleic acid-based diagnostic tests.
  • the scope of the present invention also covers the use of any nucleic acids amplification and detection technology including real-time or post-amplification detection technologies, any amplification technology combined with detection, any hybridization nucleic acid chips or array technologies, any amplification chips or combination of amplification and hybridization chip technologies. Detection and identification by any nucleotide sequencing method is also under the scope of the present invention.
  • oligonucleotide derived from the S. aureus MIREJ DNA sequences and used with any nucleic acid amplification and/or hybridization technologies are also under the scope of this disclosure.
  • the set of primers described by Hiramatsu et al. as being the optimal primer combination (SEQ ID NOs.: 22, 24 and 28 in US patent 6,156,507 corresponding to SEQ ID NOs.: 56, 58 and 60 in the present invention or disclosure) was used in the present disclosure to test by PCR a variety of MRSA, MSSA, methicillin-resistant CNS (MRCNS) and methicillin-sensitive CNS (MSCNS) strains (Table 2).
  • a PCR assay performed using a standard thermocycler (PTC-200 from MJ Research Inc.) was used to test the ubiquity, the specificity and the sensitivity of these primers using the following protocol: one ml of a treated standardized bacterial suspension or of a genomic DNA preparation purified from bacteria were amplified in a 20 ml PCR reaction mixture.
  • Each PCR reaction contained 50 mM KCl, 10 mM Tris-HCl (pH 9.0), 0.1% Triton X-100, 2.5 mM MgCl2, 0.4 mM of each of the SCCmec- and S.
  • aureus chromosome-specific primers SEQ ID NOs.: 22, 24 and 28 in US patent 6,156,507 corresponding to SEQ ID NOs.: 56, 58 and 60 in the present invention or disclosure
  • 200 mM of each of the four dNTPs Pharmacia Biotech
  • 3.3 mg/ml BSA Sigma
  • 0.5 U Taq polymerase Promega coupled with TaqStart TM Antibody (BD Biosciences).
  • PCR reactions were then subjected to thermal cycling 3 min at 94°C followed by 40 cycles of 60 seconds at 95°C for the denaturation step, 60 seconds at 55°C for the annealing step, and 60 seconds at 72°C for the extension step, then followed by a terminal extension of 7 minutes at 72°C using a standardthermocycler (PTC-200 from MJ Research Inc.). Detection of the PCR products was made by electrophoresis in agarose gels (2 %) containing 0.25 ⁇ g/ml ofethidium bromide. Twenty of the 39 MRSA strains tested were not amplified with the PCR assay developed by Hiramatsu et al. (Example 1, Tables 2 and 3).
  • primers amplifying short amplicons (171 to 278 bp), are compatible for use in rapid PCR assays (Table 7).
  • the design of these primers was based on analysis of multiple sequence alignments of orfX and SCCmec sequences described by Hiramatsu et al. (US patent 6,156,507 ) or available from GenBank (Table 10, Annex I). These different sets of primers were used to test by PCR a variety of MRSA, MSSA, MRCNS and MSCNS strains.
  • SCCmec types SEQ ID NOs.: 97 and 99 for SCCmec type II, SEQ ID NOs.: 66, 100 and 101 for SCCmec types I and II and SEQ ID NOs.: 67, 98 and 102 for SCCmec type III.
  • Primers were chosen according to their specificity for MRSA strains, their analytical sensitivity in PCR and the length of the PCR product.
  • a set of two primers was chosen for the SCCmec right extremity region (SEQ ID NO.: 66 specific to SCCmec types I and II; SEQ ID NO.: 67 specific to SCCmec type III). Of the 8 different primers designed to anneal on the S.
  • aureus chromosome to the right of the SCCmec integration site (targeting orfX gene) (SEQ ID NOs.: 64, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75 and 76), only one (SEQ ID.: 64) was found to be specific for MRSA based on testing with a variety of MRSA, MSSA, MRCNS and MSCNS strains (Table 12). Consequently, a PCR assay using the optimal set of primers (SEQ ID NOs.: 64, 66 and 67) which could amplify specifically MRSA strains containing SCCmec types I, II and III was developed ( Figure 2 , Annex I).
  • Transposase of IS 431 is often associated with the insertion of resistance genes within the mec locus.
  • the gene encoding this transposase has been described frequently in one or more copies within the right segment of SCC mec ( Oliveira et al., 2000, Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 44:1906-1910 ; Ito et al., 2001, Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 45:1323-36 ).
  • a primer was designed in the sequence of the gene coding for the transposase of IS 431 (SEQ ID NO.: 68) and combined with an ortX -specific primer to the right of the SCC mec integration site (SEQ ID NO.: 70) (Tables 5 and 8). The strategy used to select these primers is illustrated in Figure 3 .
  • the MREJ fragments to be sequenced were amplified using the following amplification protocol: one ⁇ L of treated cell suspension (or of a purifiedgenomic DNA preparation) was transferred directly into 4 tubes containing 39 ⁇ L of a PCR reaction mixture.
  • Each PCR reaction contained 50 mM KCl, 10 mM Tris-HCl (pH 9.0), 0.1% Triton X-100, 2.5 mM MgCl 2 , 1 ⁇ M of each of the 2 primers (SEQ ID NOs.: 68 and 70), 200 ⁇ M of each of the four dNTPs, 3.3 ⁇ g/ ⁇ l of BSA (Sigma-Aldrich Canada Ltd) and 0.5 unit of Taq DNA polymerase (Promega) coupled with the Tag Start TM Antibody (BD Bisociences).
  • PCR reactions were submitted to cycling using a standard thermocycler (PTC-200 from MJ Research Inc.) as follows: 3 min at 94 °C followed by 40 cycles of 5 sec at 95 °C for the denaturation step, 30 sec at 55 °C for the annealing step and 2 min at 72 °C for the extension step.
  • the four PCR-amplified mixtures were pooled and 10 ⁇ L of the mixture were resolved by electrophoresis in a 1.2% agarose gel containing 0.25 ⁇ g/mL of ethidium bromide.
  • the amplicons were then visualized with an Alpha-Imager (Alpha Innotech Corporation, San Leandro, CA) by exposing to UV light at 254 nm. Amplicon size was estimated by comparison with a 1 kb molecular weight ladder (Life Technologies, Burlington, Ontario, Canada).
  • the remaining PCR-amplified mixture 150 ⁇ L, total was also resolved by electrophoresis in a 1.2% agarose gel.
  • the band corresponding to this specific amplification product was excised from theagarose gel and purified using the QIAquick TM gel extraction kit (QIAGEN Inc., Chatsworth, CA). The gel-purified DNA fragment was then used directly in the sequencing protocol. Both strands of the MREJ amplification products were sequenced by the dideoxynucleotide chain termination sequencing method by using an Applied Biosystems automated DNA sequencer (model 377) with their Big Dye TM Terminator Cycle Sequencing Ready Reaction Kit (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA). The sequencing reactions were performed by using the same primers (SEQ ID NOs.: 68 and 70) and 10 ng/100 bp per reaction of the gel-purified amplicons.
  • amplification protocol was used: Purified genomic DNA (300 ng) was transferred to a final volume of 50 ⁇ l of a PCR reaction mixture. Each PCR reaction contained 1XHerculase buffer (Stratagene, La Jolla, CA), 0.8 ⁇ M of each of the 2 primers (SEQ ID NOs.: 69 and 70), 0.56 mM of each of the four dNTPs and 5 units of Herculase (Stratagene).
  • PCR reactions were subjected to cycling using a standard thermal cycler (PTC-200 from MJ Research Inc.) as follows: 2 min at 92°C followed by 35 or 40 cycles of 10 sec at 92 °C for the denaturation step, 30 sec at 55 °C for the annealing step and 30 min at 68 °C for the extension step.
  • PTC-200 standard thermal cycler
  • amplification product of approximately 12 kb was obtained using this amplification strategy for all strains tested.
  • the band corresponding to the specific amplification product was excised from the agarose gel and purified as described above.
  • the gel-purified DNA fragment was then used directly in the sequencing protocol as described above.
  • the sequencing reactions were performed by using the same amplification primers (SEQ ID NOs.: 69 and 70) and 425-495 ng of the gel-purified amplicons per reaction. Subsequently, internal sequencing primers (SEQ IDNOs.: 65, 77 and 96) (Table 8) were used to obtain sequence data on both strands for a larger portion of the amplicon.
  • PCR reaction contained 1XHerculase buffer (Stratagene), 0.8 ⁇ M of each of the set of 2 primers (SEQ ID NOs.: 69 and 132), 0.56 mM of each of the four dNTPs and 7.5 units of Herculase (Stratagene) with 1 mM MgCl 2 .
  • PCR reactions were subjected to thermocycling as described above.
  • PCR-amplified mixtures were resolved by electrophoresis in a 0.8% agarose gel containing 0.25 ⁇ g/mL ofethidium bromide.
  • the amplicons were then visualized as described above.
  • S. aureus strain CCRI-9583
  • a reamplification was then performed by using primers SEQ ID NOs.: 96 and 158 ( Figure 3 ) in 4 tubes, using the same PCR protocol, with 2 ⁇ l of the first PCR reaction as test sample for the second amplification.
  • the PCR-reamplified mixtures were pooled and also resolved by electrophoresis in a 0.8% agarose gel.
  • the amplicons were then visualized by staining with methylene blue as described above. A band of approximately 12 to 20 kb was obtained using this amplification strategy depending on the strains tested. The band corresponding to the specific amplification product was excised from the agarose gel and purified using the QIAquick TM gel extraction kit or QIAEX II gel extraction kit (QIAGEN Inc.). Two strains, CCRI-9583 and CCRI-9589, were also amplified with primers SEQ ID NOs.: 132 and 150, generating an amplification product of 1.5 kb.
  • the or ⁇ X and or ⁇ SA0022 genes were shown to be totally or partially deleted based on amplification using primers specific to these genes (SEQ IDNOs: 132 and 159 and SEQ ID NOs.: 128 and 129, respectively) (Table 8). Subsequently, a new PCR primer was designed in or ⁇ SA0021 (SEQ ID NO.: 126) to be used in combination with the same primer in the mecA gene (SEQ ID NO.: 69). An amplification product of 4.5 kb was obtained with this primer set. Amplification, purification of amplicons and sequencing of amplicons were performed as described above.
  • a re-amplification with primers SEQ ID NOs.: 96 and 118 was performed with the amplicon generated with primers SEQ ID NOs.: 69 and 132 described above.
  • the amplication, re-amplification, purification of amplicons and sequencing reactions were performed as described above. Sequencing reactions were performed with amplicons generated with SEQ ID NOs.: 69 and 132 described above or SEQ IDNOs.: 69 and 118. Different sets of sequencing primers were used for each S.
  • aureus strain 1) SEQ ID NOs.: 69, 96, 117, 118, 120, 151, 152 for strains CCRI-9504, CCRI-2025, CCRI-1331, CCRI-9770 and CCRI-1377; 2) SEQ ID NOs.: 69, 96, 118 and 120 for strains CCRI-9208, CCRI-9681 and CCRI-9589; 3) SEQ IDNOs.: 69, 96, 117, 118, 120 and 152 for strain CCRI-9860; and 4) SEQ ID NOs.: 96, 117, 118, 119, 120, 151 and 152 for strain CCRI-9583.
  • sequences within the right extremity of SCC mec obtained from strains CCRI-178, CCRI-8895, CCRI-8903, CCRI-1324, CCRI-1331 and CCRI-9504 were nearly identical to each other and exhibited nearly 100% identity with IS 431 (GenBank accession numbers AF422691, AB037671, AF411934). However, our sequence data revealed for the first time the location of this IS 431 sequence at the right extremity of SCC mec adjacent to the integration site.
  • a BLAST search with the SCCmec portion of MREP type iv sequences produced significant alignments with sequences coding for portions of a variety of known transposases. For example, when compared to Genbank accession no. AB037671, MREP type iv from SEQ ID NO. 51 shared 98% identity with the putative transposase of IS 431 and its downstream region; two gaps of 7 nucleotides each were also present in the alignment.
  • MREP type vi SEQ ID NO.: 171.
  • MREP type vi was shown to be unique, exhibiting no significant homology to any published sequence.
  • MREP type vii SEQ ID NOs.: 165 and 166.
  • MREP type vii was also shown to be unique, exhibiting no significant homology to any published sequence.
  • Sequence obtained from strain CCRI-9860 was also different from all three SCC mec types and MREP types iv to vii and was therefore designated as MREP type viii (SEQ ID NO.: 167).
  • Sequence obtained from strain CCRI-9681 was also different from all three SCC mec types and MREP types iv to viii and was therefore designated as MREP type ix (SEQ ID NO.: 168).
  • BLAST searches with the SCC mec portion of MREP types viii and ix sequences yielded significant alignments, but only for the first ⁇ 150 nucleotides of each MREP type. For example, the beginning of the MREP type viii sequence had 88% identity with a portion of Genbank accession no.
  • strains CCRI-1312, CCRI-1325, CCRI-9773 and CCRI-9774 described in Table 3 were not sequenced but rather characterized using PCR primers.
  • Strains CCRI-1312 and CCRI-1325 were shown to contain MREP type v using specific amplification primers described in Examples 4, 5 and 6 while strains CCRI-9773 and CCRI-9774 were shown to contain MREP type vii using specific amplification primers described in Example 7.
  • primers targeting the S. aureus chromosome to the left (upstream of the mecA gene) of the SCC mec integration site were developed. Based on available public database sequences, 5 different primers were designed (SEQ ID NOs.: 85-89) (Table 9). These primers can be used in combination with S. aureus chromosome-specific primers in order to sequence the entire SCC mec or, alternatively, used in combination with a mecA -specific primer (SEQ ID NO.: 81) in order to sequence the left extremity junction of SCC mec .
  • SEQ ID NO.: 85-89 5 different primers were designed (SEQ ID NOs.: 85-89) (Table 9). These primers can be used in combination with S. aureus chromosome-specific primers in order to sequence the entire SCC mec or, alternatively, used in combination with a mecA -specific primer (SEQ ID NO.: 81) in order to sequence the left extremity junction of SCC mec .
  • the MREJ sequences determined by the inventors or selected from public databases were used to select PCR primers for detection and identification of MRSA.
  • the strategy used to select these PCR primers was based on the analysis of multiple sequence alignments of various MREJ sequences.
  • primers specific to each new MREP type sequence (SEQ IDNOs.: 79, 80, 109, 112, 113, 115, 116 and 204) were designed ( Figure 2 , Table 5, Examples 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8).
  • Primers specific to MREP types iv, v and vii (SEQ IDNOs.: 79 , 80 and 112) were used in multiplex with the three primers to detect SCC mec types I, II and III (SEQ ID NOs: 64, 66 and 67) and the primer specific to the S. aureus or ⁇ X (SEQ ID NO. 64) (Examples 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7).
  • Primers specific to MREP types vi, viii and ix (SEQ ID NOs.: 204, 115, 116 and 109) were also designed and tested against their specific target (Example 8).
  • Amplicon detection may also be performed by solid support or liquid hybridization using species-specific internal DNA probes hybridizing to an amplification product. Such probes may be generated from any sequence from our repertory and designed to specifically hybridize to DNA amplification products which are objects of the present disclosure. Alternatively, amplicons can be characterized by sequencing. See co-pending patent application WO01/23604 A2 for examples of detection and sequencing methods.
  • the composition of the reaction mixture may be modified ( Chakrabarti and Schutt, 2002, Biotechniques, 32:866-874 ; Al-Soud and Radstrom, 2002, J. Clin. Microbiol., 38:4463-4470 ; AlSoud and Radstrom, 1998, Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 64:3748-3753 ; Wilson, 1997, Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 63:3741-3751 ).
  • Such modifications of the amplification reaction mixture include the use of various polymerases or the addition of nucleic acid amplification facilitators such asbetaine, BSA, sulfoxides, protein gp32, detergents, cations, tetramethylamonium chloride and others.
  • nucleic acid amplification facilitators such asbetaine, BSA, sulfoxides, protein gp32, detergents, cations, tetramethylamonium chloride and others.
  • real-time detection of PCR amplification was monitored using molecular beacon probes in a SmartCycler ® apparatus (Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA).
  • a multiplex PCR assay containing primers specific to MREP types i to v and or ⁇ X of S. aureus (SEQ ID NOs.: 64, 66, 67, 79 and 80), a molecular beacon probe specific to the or ⁇ X sequence (SEQ ID NO. 84, see Annex II and Figure 2 ) and an internal control to monitor PCR inhibition was developed.
  • the internal control contains sequences complementary to MREP type iv- and or ⁇ x -specific primers (SEQ ID NOs. 79 and and 64).
  • the assay also contains a molecular beacon probe labeled with tetrachloro-6-carboxyfluorescein (TET) specific to sequence within DNA fragment generated during amplification of the internal control.
  • TET tetrachloro-6-carboxyfluorescein
  • Each PCR reaction contained 50 mM KCl, 10 mM Tris-HCl (pH 9.0), 0.1% Triton X-100, 3.45 mM MgCl 2 , 0.8 ⁇ M of each of the MREP-specific primers (SEQ ID NOs.: 66 and 67) and or ⁇ X -specific primer (SEQ ID NO.: 64), 0.4 ⁇ M of each of the MREP-specific primers (SEQ ID NOs.: 79 and 80), 80 copies of the internal control, 0.2 ⁇ M of the TET-labeled molecular beacon probe specific to the internal control, 0.2 ⁇ M of the molecular beacon probe (SEQ ID NO.: 84) label
  • the PCR amplification on the Smart Cycler ® was performed as follows: 3 min. at 95°C for initial denaturation, then forty-eight cycles of three steps consisting of 5 seconds at 95°C for the denaturation step, 15 seconds at 60°C for the annealing step and 15 seconds at 72°C for the extension step.
  • Sensitivity tests performed by using purified genomic DNA from one MRSA strain of each MREP type (i to v) showed a detection limit of 2 to 10 genome copies (Example 5). None of the 26 MRCNS or 10 MSCNS tested were positive with this multiplex assay.
  • the PCR assay detected 33 of the 34 samples positive for MRSA based on the culture method. As compared to culture, the PCR assay detected 8 additional MRSA positive specimens for a sensitivity of 97.1 % and a specificity of 92.6 % (Example 6).
  • This multiplex PCR assay represents a rapid and powerful method for the specific detection of MRSA carriers directly from nasal specimens and can be used with any types of clinical specimens such as wounds, blood or blood culture, CSF, etc.
  • a multiplex PCR assay containing primers specific to MREP types i, ii, iii, iv, v and vi and orfX of S. aureus (SEQ ID NOs.: 66, 67, 79, 80 and 112), and three molecular beacons probes specific toorfX sequence which allowed detection of the two sequence polymorphisms identified in this region of the orfX sequence was developed.
  • oligonucleotide primers and probes were tested by amplification of DNA or by hybridization with staphylococcal species. All of the staphylococcal species tested were likely to be pathogens associated with infections or potential contaminants which can be isolated from clinical specimens.
  • Each target DNA could be released from microbial cells using standard chemical and/or physical treatments to lyse the cells ( Sambrook et al., 1989, Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, 2nd ed., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, NY ) or alternatively, genomic DNA purified with the GNOME TM DNA kit (Qbiogene, Carlsbad, CA) was used. Subsequently, the DNA was subjected to amplification with the set of primers. Specific primers or probes hybridized only to the target DNA.
  • Oligonucleotides primers found to amplify specifically DNA from the target MRSA were subsequently tested for their ubiquity by amplification (i.e. ubiquitous primers amplified efficiently most or all isolates of MRSA).
  • the analytical sensitivity of the PCR assays was determined by using 10-fold or 2-fold dilutions of purified genomic DNA from the targeted microorganisms. For most assays, sensitivity levels in the range of 2-10 genome copies were obtained. The specificity, ubiquity and analytical sensitivity of the PCR assays were tested either directly with bacterial cultures or with purified bacterial genomic DNA.
  • Molecular beacon probes were tested using the Smart Cycler ® platform as described above. A molecular beacon probe was considered specific only when it hybridized solely to DNA amplified from the MREJ of S. aureus. Molecular beacon probes found to be specific were subsequently tested for their ubiquity (i.e. ubiquitous probes detected efficiently most or all isolates of the MRSA) by hybridization to bacterial DNAs from various MRSA strains.
  • ubiquity i.e. ubiquitous probes detected efficiently most or all isolates of the MRSA
  • the reference strains used to build proprietary SCCmec -chromosome right extremity junction sequence datasubrepentories, as well as to test the amplification and hybridization assays, were obtained from (i) the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), (ii) the Laboratoire de technical duplicate du Quebec (LSPQ) (Ste-Anne de Bellevue, Quebec, Canada), (iii) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (Atlanta, GA), (iv) the Institut Pasteur (Paris, France), and V) the Harmony Collection (London, United Kingdom) (Table 14). Clinical isolates of MRSA, MSSA, MRCNS and MSCNS from various geographical areas were also used in this invention (Table 15).
  • the Annexes show the strategies used for the selection of primers and internal probes:
  • the selected amplification primers may contain inosines and/or base ambiguities.
  • Inosine is a nucleotide analog able to specifically bind to any of the four nucleotides A, C, G or T.
  • degenerated oligonucleotides which consist of an oligonucleotide mix having two or more of the four nucleotides A, C, G or T at the site of mismatches were used.
  • inosine and/or of degeneracies inosine and/or of degeneracies in the amplification primers allows mismatch tolerance thereby permitting the amplification of a wider array of target nucleotide sequences ( Dieffenbach andDveksler, 1995, PCR Primer: A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Plainview, New York ).
  • Hiramatsu et al. have developed various primers that can specifically hybridize to the right extremities of types I, II and IIISCC mec DNAs. They combined these primers with primers specific to the S. aureus chromosome region located to the right of the SCCmec integration site for the detection of MRSA.
  • the primer set (SEQ ID NOs.: 22, 24 and 28 in US patent 6,156,507 corresponding to SEQ ID NOs.: 56, 5 8 and 60 in the present disclosure) was shown by Hiramatsu et al. to be the most specific and ubiquitous for detection of MRSA.
  • This set of primers gives amplification products of 1.5 kb forSCC mec type I, 1.6 kb for SCC mec type II and 1.0 kb for SCC mec type III (Table 7).
  • the ubiquity and specificity of this multiplex PCR assay was tested on 39 MRSA strains, 41 MSSA strains, 9 MRCNS strains and 11 MSCNS strains (Table 2).
  • One ⁇ L of a treated standardized bacterial suspension or of a bacterial genomic DNA preparation purified from bacteria were amplified in a 20 ⁇ l PCR reaction mixture.
  • Each PCR reaction contained 50 mM KCl, 10 mM Tris-HCl (pH 9.0), 0.1% Triton X-100, 2.5 mM MgCl 2 , 0.4 ⁇ M of each of the SCC mec - and orfX -specific primers (SEQ ID NOs.: 56, 58 and 60), 200 ⁇ M of each of the four dNTPs (Pharmacia Biotech), 3.3 ⁇ g/ ⁇ l of BSA (Sigma), and 0.5 U Taq polymerase (Promega) coupled with Taq Start TM Antibody (BD Biosciences).
  • PCR reactions were then subjected to thermal cycling: 3 min at 94°C followed by 40 cycles of 60 seconds at 95°C for the denaturation step, 60 seconds at 55°C for the annealing step, and 60 seconds at 72°C for the extension step, then followed by a terminal extension of 7 minutes at 72°C using a standardthermocycler (PTC-200 from MJ Research Inc.). Detection of the PCR products was made by electrophoresis in agarose gels (2 %) containing 0.25 ⁇ g/ml of ethidium bromide. None of the MRCNS or MSCNS strains tested were detected with the set of primers detecting SCC mec types I, II and III.
  • Detection and identification of MRSA using primers specific to MREP types i, ii and iii sequences developed in the present disclosure Based on analysis of multiple sequence alignments of or ⁇ X and SCC mec sequences described by Hiramatsu et al. or available from GenBank, a set of primers (SEQ ID NOs: 64, 66, 67) capable of amplifying short segments of types I, II and III of SCC mec-orfX right extremity junctions from MRSA strains and discriminating from MRCNS (Annex I and Figure 2 ) were designed.
  • the chosen set of primers gives amplification products of 176 bp for SCC mec type I, 278 pb for SCC mec type II and 223 bp for SCC mec type III and allows rapid PCR amplification.
  • These primers were used in multiplex PCR to test their ubiquity and specificity using 208 MRSA strains, 252 MSSA strains, 41 MRCNS strains and 21 MRCNS strains (Table 12). The PCR amplification and detection was performed as described in Example 1.
  • PCR reactions were then subjected to thermal cycling (3 minutes at 94°C followed by 30 or 40 cycles of 1 second at 95°C for thedenaturation step and 30 seconds at 60°C for the annealing-extension step, and then followed by a terminal extension of 2 minutes at 72°C) using a standardthermocycler (PTC-200 from MJ Research Inc.). Detection of the PCR products was made as described in Example 1.
  • Sensitivity tests performed by using ten-fold or two-fold dilutions of purifiedgenomic DNA from various MRSA strains of each MREP type showed a detection limit of 5 to 10 genome copies (Table 16). Specificity tests were performed using 0,1 ng of purified genomic DNA or 1 ⁇ l of a standardized bacterial suspension. All MRCNS or MRCNS strains tested were negative with this multiplex assay (Table 17). Twelve of the 20 MRSA strains which were not detected with the multiplex PCR described in Examples 1 and 2 were now detected with this multiplex assay. Again, as observed with the Hiramatsu primers, 13 MSSA strains were also detected non-specifically (Table 12).
  • the eight MRSA strains (CCRI-9208, CCRI-9583, CCRI-9773, CCRI-9774, CCRI-9589, CCRI-9860, CCRI-9681, CCRI-9770) and which harbor the new MREP types vi, vii, viii, ix and x sequences described in the present invention or disclosure remained undetectable.
  • Each PCR reaction contained 50 mM KCl, 10 mM Tris-HCl (pH 9.0), 0.1% Triton X-100, 3.5 mM MgCl 2 , 0.4 ⁇ M of each of the SCC mec - and or ⁇ X -specific primers (SEQ ID NOs.: 64, 66, 67, 79 and 80), 0.2 ⁇ M of the FAM-labeled molecular beacon probe (SEQ ID NO.: 84), 200 ⁇ M of each of the four dNTPs, 3.3 ⁇ g/ ⁇ l of BSA, and 0.5 U Taq polymerase coupled with Taq Star TM Antibody.
  • the PCR amplification on the Smart Cycler ® was performed as follows: 3 min.
  • the assay also contains a TET-labeled molecular beacon probe specific to sequence within the amplicon generated by amplification of the internal control.
  • Each PCR reaction contained 50 mM KCl, 10 mM Tris-HCl (pH 9.0), 0.1% Triton X-100, 3.45 mM MgCl 2 , 0.8 ⁇ M of each of the MREP-specific primers (SEQ ID NOs.: 66 and 67) and or ⁇ X -specific primer (SEQ ID NO.: 64), 0.4 ⁇ M of each of the MREP-specific primers (SEQ ID NOs.: 79 and 80), 80 copies of the internal control, 0.2 ⁇ M of the TET-labeled molecular beacon probe specific to the internal control, 0.2 ⁇ M of the FAM-labeled molecular beacon probe (SEQ ID NO.: 84), 330 ⁇ M of each of the four dNTPs (Pharmacia Biotech), 3.45 ⁇ g
  • the PCR amplification on the Smart Cycler ® was performed as follows: 3 min. at 95°C for initial denaturation, then forty-eight cycles of three steps consisting of 5 seconds at 95°C for thedenaturation step, 15 seconds at 60°C for the annealing step and 15 seconds at 72°C for the extension step.
  • Sensitivity tests performed by using purifiedgenomic DNA from one MRSA strain of each MREP type (i to v) showed a detection limit of 2 to 10 genome copies. None of the 26 MSCNS or 10 MRCNS were positive with this multiplex assay. Again, as observed with the Hiramatsu primers, 13 MSSA strains were also detected non-specifically. As described in Examples 3 and 4, the eight MRSA strains which harbor the new MREP types vi to x sequences described in the present invention or disclosure remained undetectable.
  • the swabs were plated onto mannitol agar and then the nasal material from the same swab was prepared with a simple and rapid specimen preparation protocol described in co-pending patent application number US 60/306,163 .
  • Classical identification of MRSA was performed by standard culture methods.
  • the PCR assay described in Example 5 detected 33 of the 34 samples positive for MRSA based on the culture method. As compared to culture, the PCR assay detected 8 additional MRSA positive specimens for a sensitivity of 97.1 % and a specificity of 92.6 %.
  • This multiplex PCR assay represents a rapid and powerful method for the specific detection of MRSA carriers directly from nasal specimens and can be used with any type of clinical specimens such as wounds, blood or blood culture, CSF, etc.
  • Each PCR reaction contained 50 mM KCl, 10 mM Tris-HCl (pH 9.0), 0.1% Triton X-100, 3.45 mM MgCl 2 , 0.8 ⁇ M of each of the SCC mec -specific primers (SEQ ID NOs.: 66 and 67) and or ⁇ X -specific primer (SEQ ID NO.: 64), 0.4 ⁇ M of each of the SCC mec -specific primers (SEQ ID NOs.: 79 and 80), 0.2 ⁇ M of the FAM-labeled molecular beacon probe (SEQ ID NO.: 84), 330 ⁇ M of each of the four dNTPs (Pharmacia Biotech), 3.45 ⁇ g/ ⁇ l of BSA (Sigma), and 0.875 U of Taq polymerase (Promega) coupled with TaqStart TM Antibody (BD Biosciences).
  • the PCR amplification on the Smart Cycler ® was performed as follows: 3 min. at 95°C for initial denaturation, then forty-eight cycles of three steps consisting of 5 seconds at 95°C for the denaturation step, 15 seconds at 60°C for the annealing step and 15 seconds at 72°C for the extension step.
  • the detection of fluorescence was done at the end of each annealing step.
  • Sensitivity tests performed by using purified genomic DNA from several MRSA strains of each MREP type showed a detection limit of 2 genome copies (Table 20). None of the 26 MRCNS or 8 MSCNS were positive with this multiplex assay. Again, as observed with the Hiramatsu primers, 13 MSSA strains were also detected non-specifically (Table 21).
  • Each PCR primer was used in combination with the or ⁇ X -specific primer (SEQ ID NO.: 64) and tested against its specific target strain.
  • Each PCR reaction contained 50mM KCl, 10 mM Tris-HCl (pH 9.0), 0.1% Triton X-100, 3.45 mM MgCl 2 , 0.4 ⁇ M of each of the SCC mec - and or ⁇ X -specific primers, 200 ⁇ M of each of the four dNTPs, 3.4 ⁇ g/ ⁇ l of BSA, and 0.875 U Taq polymerase coupled with Taq Start TM Antibody.
  • the PCR amplification was performed as described en Example 7.
  • Position refers to nucleotide position of the 5' end of primer.
  • b Numbering for SEQ ID NOs.: 52-57 refers to SEQ ID NO.: 2; numbering for SEQ ID NO.: 58 refers to SEQ ID NO.: 4; numbering for SEQ ID NOs.: 59-63 refers to SEQ ID NO.: 3.
  • c Primer is reverse-complement of target sequence.
  • d orf SA0022 refers to the open reading frame designation from GenBank accession number AP003129 (SEQ ID NO.: 231). Table 2. Specificity and ubiquity tests performed on a standard thermocycler using the optimal set of primers described by Hiramatsu et al. (SEQ ID NOs.
  • Staphylococcus aureus MREJ nucleotide sequences including those of the invention SEQ ID NO. Staphylococcus aureus strain designation: Genetic Target Original CCRI a 27 R991282 CCRI-2025 mecA 28 45302 CCRI-1263 mecA 29 MA 50428 CCRI-1311 mecA 30 MA 51363 CCRI-1331 mecA 31 39795-2 CCRI-1377 mecA and 1.5 kb of downstream region 42 ATCC 33592 CCRI-178 MREP type iv 43 19121 CCRI-8895 MREP type iv 44 Z109 CCRI-8903 MREP type iv) 45 R655 CCRI--1324 MREP type iv 46 MA 51363 CCRI-1331 MREP type iv 47 45302 CCRI-1263 MREP type v 48 39795-2 CCRI-1377 MREP
  • Staphylococcus aureus strain designation Genetic Target a Original CCRI b 220 MA 51363 CCRI-1331 mecA and 1.5 kb of downstream region 221 39795-2 CCRI-1377 IS 431mec and 0.6 kb of upstream region 222 R991282 CCRI-2025 mecA and 1.5 kb of downstream region 223 R991282 CCRI-2025 IS 431mec and 0.6 kb of upstream region 224 23 (CCUG 41787) CCRI-9860 mecA and 1.5 kb of downstream region 225 23 (CCUG 41787) CCRI-9860 IS 431mec and 0.6 kb of upstream region 233 14A016 CCRI-9681 MREP type ix a CCRI stands for "Collection of the Centre debericht en Infectiologie".
  • b orf SA0021 and orf SA0022 refer to the open reading frame designation from GenBank accession number AP003129 (SEQ ID NO.: 231). Table 5. PCR primers developed, including those of the invention Originating DNA SEQ ID NO. Target Position a SEQ ID NO.
  • d orf SA0022 refers to the open reading frame designation from GenBank accession number AP003129 (SEQ ID NO.: 231). Table 8. Other primers developed, including those of the invention Originating DNA SEQ ID NO. Target Position a SEQ ID NO.
  • Primer is reverse-complement of target sequence.
  • Table 9. Amplification and/or sequencing primers developed Originating DNA SEQ ID NO. Target Position a SEQ ID NO. 85 S. aureus chromosome 197 b 35 86 S. aureus chromosome 198 b 37 87 S. aureus chromosome 197 b 38 88 S. aureus chromosome 1265 b 39 89 S.
  • b Primer is reverse-complement of target sequence.
  • ⁇ Primer contains two mismatches.
  • d orf SA0022 and orf SA0023 refer to the open reading frame designation from GenBank accession number AP003129 (SEQ ID NO.: 231).
  • Table 10 Origin of the nucleic acids and/or sequences available from public databases found in the sequence listing SEQ ID NO.
  • S. aureus chromosome 34 SH 518 US 6,156,507 SEQ ID NO.: 16 S. haemolyticus SCC mec type II MREJ 35 ATCC 25923 US 6,156,507 SEQ ID NO.: 9 S. aureus chromosome 36 STP23 US 6,156,507 SEQ ID NO.: 10 S. aureus chromosome 37 STP43 US 6,156,507 SEQ ID NO.: 12 S. aureus chromosome 38 STP53 US 6,156,507 SEQ ID NO.: 13 S. aureus chromosome 39 476 Genome project c S.
  • aureus chromosome 40 252 Genome project c SCC mec type II MREJ 41 COL Genome project d SCC mec type I MREJ 78 NCTC 8325 Database X52593 mecA 82 NCTC 10442 Database AB033763 mecA 90 N315 Database D86934 mecA 91 85/2082 Database AB037671 mecA 92 NCTC 10442 Database AB033763 IS 431 93 N315 Database D86934 IS 431 94 HUC19 Database AF181950 IS 431 95 NCTC 8325 Database X53818 IS 431 104 85/2082 Database AB037671 SCC mec type III MREJ 226 unknown Database L29436 merB on plasmid pI258 227 unknown Database L29436 merR on plasmid pI258 228 unknown Database S67449 tetK on plasmid pT181 229 HUC19 Database AF181950
  • LSPQ stands for "Laboratoire de Santé Publique du Quebec”.
  • CDC stands for "Center for Disease Control and Prevention”.
  • CNS strains S. epidermidis (1) S. haemolyticus (5) S. simulans (5) S. wameri (3) MSCNS : S. cohni cohnii (1) S. epidermidis (1) S. gallinarum (1) S. haemolyticus (1) S. lentus (1) S. lugdunensis (1) S. saccharolyticus (1) S. saprophyticus (2) S. xylosus (1) Table 20.
  • CNS strains S. capitis (2) S. caprae (1) S. cohnii (1) S. epidermidis (9) S. haemolyticus (5) S. hominis (2) S. saprophyticus (1) S. sciuri (2) S. simulans (1) S. wameri (2) MSCNS : S. cohni cohnii (1) S. epidermidis (1) S. haemolyticus (1) S. lugdunensis (1) saccharolyticus (1) S. saprophyticus (2) S.
  • Annex I Strategy for the selection of specific amplification primers for types i and ii MREP Types i and ii MREP orfX SEQ ID NO.: 2324 2358 2583 2607 2 TAT GTCAAAAATC ATGAACCTCA TTACTTATGA TA ... CCT TGTGCAGGCC GTTTGATCCG CC 1 TAT GTCAAAAATC ATGAACCTCA TTACTTATGA TA ... CCT TGTGCAGGCC GTTTGATCCG CC 17 a TAT GTCAAAAATC ATGAACCTCA TTACTTATGA TA ...
  • CCT TGTGCAGGCC GTTTGATCCG CC 22 a TAT GTCAAAAATC ATGAACCTCA TTACTTATGA TA ...
  • CCT TGTGCAGGCC GTTTGATCCG CC 23 a TAT GTCAAAAATC ATGAACCTCA TTACTTATGA TA ...
  • CCT TGTGCAGGCC GTTTGATCCG CC 24 a TAT GTCAAAAATC ATGAACCTCA TTACTTATGA TA ...
  • CCT TGTGCAGGCC GTTTGATCCG CC 25 a TAT GTCAAAAATC ATGAACCTCA TTACTTATGA TA ...
  • sequences in the sequence listing also present similar variations.
  • the stem of the molecular beacon probes are not shown for sake of clarity.
  • the sequence positions refer to SEQ ID NO.:165. a These sequences are the reverse-complements of SEQ ID NOs.: 33 and 34. b SEQ ID NOs.: 33 and 34 were obtained from CNS species. c The sequences presented are the reverse-complement of the selected molecular beacon probes.

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